ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS. Helping patients with ADLs (activities of daily living) for which they need assistance, such as bathing, combing hair, brushing teeth, shaving, putting on stockings and/or slippers, dressing and ambulation. Following proper protocol in avoiding the spread of germs and spores which transport disease. Assisting the patient to regain or maintain body strength and normal range of motion and assisting physical exercise to maintain general well-being and musculoskeletal function. Measuring statistics. Recording intake and output, height, and weight. Feeding patients who are unable to feed themselves Prepare, serve, and collect food trays. Answer patients' call signals. Turn and re-position bedridden patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
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